Isaac Heffron House
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Isaac Heffron (1853-1928), born in Wales, immigrated to Galveston at a young age. In 1876, he married Clotilde Gillet, a native Texan. The couple had four children and purchased the house on Post Office Street, formerly Avenue E, in 1881. Heffron was a sucessful general contractor and served on the city board of alderman. As the family grew, Heffron rebuilt the Victorian house to include a second story, a new porch along the rear façade and an elaborate concrete balustrade for the front garden. The family lived in the house through 1901 when they moved to a new house on 17th St. The couple's daughter, Clotilde, and her husband, Andrew C. Falligant, lived here until 1913. RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK – 2016
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Isaac Heffron, born in Wales in 1853, immigrated to Galveston as a boy, married Texan Clotilde Gillet in 1876, and bought this Post Office Street house in 1881. A successful general contractor who served on the city's board of aldermen, he rebuilt the Victorian home as his family grew, adding a second story, a rear porch, and an ornate concrete balustrade. The family lived here until 1901, and his daughter and her husband remained until 1913.
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It illustrates the immigrant tradesmen and civic figures who built and governed Gilded-Age Galveston.
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